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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Yahoo
An American recently described her trip to Italy as "a horror movie." Here's how to avoid her mistakes.
Italy is an incredible country, but to have the best time possible, avoid making these common mistakes. In 2013, I went to Italy for Thanksgiving. It was an odd choice, but I knew that Italy is better in fall, partly due to lower prices and smaller crowds. I spent two weeks backpacking across the country, and on Thanksgiving Day, I found myself on a train down to Positano. Back then, the crowds weren't nearly as thick as they are now at this stunning seaside town, and I enjoyed some wonderful walks along quiet streets and empty beaches. My, how things have changed. These days, Positano seems like another world from what I experienced in 2013, yet social media will have you believing that it's a quaint and quiet paradise just waiting for you to visit. Don't be fooled. What Positano, Italy is really like Regina Simmons, 38, had long dreamed of visiting Positano, Italy. Captivated by dreamy TikTok clips showcasing quiet lanes, sun-drenched terraces, and locals meandering through markets, the Las Vegas-based mother of two envisioned a serene escape on the Amalfi Coast. But after a 10-hour journey across the Atlantic, she and her family found themselves in a very different reality. 'In the videos, everything looks completely empty and calm,' Regina told the UK-based Mirror. 'In real life, there were far too many people. It was just bananas. We were overwhelmed.' Navigating the tight, cascading streets of Positano proved chaotic. 'Everyone was shoulder to shoulder. Half the crowd was climbing up, the other half squeezing down—it felt like complete madness,' she recalled. Social media's version of Positano turned into a "horror movie" Regina, who owns a chain of restaurants, had crafted her Italian itinerary based on the romanticized images she'd seen online: quiet cobblestone streets, market stalls brimming with fresh produce, panoramic views unmarred by crowds. But from their first moments at a packed train station—'like a horror movie,' she said—the reality of peak-season travel set in. Alongside her husband Dan, 46, and daughters Sofia, 16, and Camila, 13, Regina also visited Rome and other high-traffic destinations during their summer trip. Though the landscapes were stunning, the sheer volume of visitors often eclipsed the charm. 'There are hundreds of beautiful videos of Positano that inspire you to go,' she said. 'This year feels especially trendy—so many of my American friends are traveling to Italy.' Regina's experience echoes a growing chorus of travelers reckoning with the disparity between curated online content and the on-the-ground realities of global hotspots—particularly during a summer when Italy seems to be everyone's dream destination. How to visit Italy the right way Italy is one of the most gorgeous (and delicious) countries in the world so I'd never tell you not to visit Italy. In fact, I'll be heading to northern Italy for a hike in the Dolomites next month, then back to Venice in late October. However, there's a right and a wrong way to visit Italy. If you want to visit Italy the right way (meaning, without encountering as many crowds), here's what to do. Where to go in Italy Remember the real estate motto "location, location, location"? Well, that applies to travel as well. If you want to avoid the crowds, choose a location that isn't the #1 place that everyone else is searching for. Even if you're set on visiting hot spots like Positano, consider basing yourself elsewhere and visiting for the day. I based myself in Naples (Napoli) and took the train down, but you could also find smaller towns outside of Positano that receive fewer visitors. The best time to visit Italy Italy is one of the worst places in Europe to visit in summer, not just because of its crowds and high prices, but also because of the sweltering heat that much of the country experiences. An Italian tour operator friend of mine warned me only to visit Italy after September 10, which I highly encourage you to do. My late November trip to Italy not only had fewer crowds, but as early December eased in, I got to enjoy some holiday decorations without the Christmas crowds that would soon usher in. Solve the daily Crossword
BBC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'Football can be cruel. I am shocked.'
Blackburn manager Valerian Ismael says his side's late defeat to Birmingham was 'on us' after two mistakes cost Rovers victory at told BBC Radio Lancashire: "It is a tough one, I am shocked, football can be cruel. We played a good game, and we knew at half-time we needed to put more pressure on them, and that gave us the goal."It's terrible, but this loss is on us, we made two terrible mistakes and we have to be better on the set piece positioning."Everything was in place and then we dealt with a three-v-one situation very badly. Then we get to 11 minutes extra time and we managed ten of those perfectly."There were a lot of positives today, their shots were not really dangerous, we had the right structure and we got the goal we wanted."But football is details, and we have some questions to answer internally to make sure we deal with these situations better next time."
Associated Press
4 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Nightmare game for Girona goalie Gazzaniga as La Liga starts with Rayo Vallecano win
MADRID (AP) — The first game in La Liga is already one to forget for Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. His two embarrassing first half mistakes — one leading to a goal and the other to a penalty and his ejection — helped Rayo Vallecano win in Girona 3-1 in Friday's season-opener. 'The way I see it, they were mistakes by Girona, we all made the mistakes together,' Girona coach Miguel Ángel Sánchez said. 'The mistakes were so bad that we can only see them as accidents.' The first blunder came in the 18th minute when a defender passed the ball back to Gazzaniga and the Argentine goalie couldn't properly control the ball, which slipped passed him and allowed Rayo forward Jorge de Frutos to find the open net. Gazzaniga's second mistake came in the 43rd, after Rayo added to the lead through Álvaro García. The goalkeeper was pressured by De Frutos and tried to dribble past him at the edge of the area instead of clearing the ball away. De Frutos ended up with the ball and Gazzaniga had to grab him to keep the forward from scoring into another open net. The foul led to a penalty kick and to a red card to Gazzaniga. Isi Palazón converted the penalty and gave the visitors a 3-0 lead by halftime. Ten-man Girona pulled one closer with Joel Roca in the 57th. The victory allowed Rayo to pick up from where it left off last season, when it earned a European place for the first time in more than two decades. Rayo could have added to the lead in the second half but Pathé Ciss' late goal was disallowed for offside. Girona's former Atletico Madrid player Thomas Lemar debuted as a second-half substitute. It was without Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani because of the death of his father. Later Friday, Villarreal hosted promoted Oviedo. Defending champion Barcelona opens at Mallorca on Saturday. Atletico Madrid is at Espanyol on Sunday, while Real Madrid hosts Osasuna on Tuesday for its first match of the season. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Nightmare game for Girona goalie Gazzaniga as La Liga starts with Rayo Vallecano win
MADRID (AP) — The first game in La Liga is already one to forget for Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. His two embarrassing first half mistakes — one leading to a goal and the other to a penalty and his ejection — helped Rayo Vallecano win in Girona 3-1 in Friday's season-opener. 'The way I see it, they were mistakes by Girona, we all made the mistakes together,' Girona coach Miguel Ángel Sánchez said. 'The mistakes were so bad that we can only see them as accidents." The first blunder came in the 18th minute when a defender passed the ball back to Gazzaniga and the Argentine goalie couldn't properly control the ball, which slipped passed him and allowed Rayo forward Jorge de Frutos to find the open net. Gazzaniga's second mistake came in the 43rd, after Rayo added to the lead through Álvaro García. The goalkeeper was pressured by De Frutos and tried to dribble past him at the edge of the area instead of clearing the ball away. De Frutos ended up with the ball and Gazzaniga had to grab him to keep the forward from scoring into another open net. The foul led to a penalty kick and to a red card to Gazzaniga. Isi Palazón converted the penalty and gave the visitors a 3-0 lead by halftime. Ten-man Girona pulled one closer with Joel Roca in the 57th. The victory allowed Rayo to pick up from where it left off last season, when it earned a European place for the first time in more than two decades. Rayo could have added to the lead in the second half but Pathé Ciss' late goal was disallowed for offside. Girona's former Atletico Madrid player Thomas Lemar debuted as a second-half substitute. It was without Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani because of the death of his father. Later Friday, Villarreal hosted promoted Oviedo. Defending champion Barcelona opens at Mallorca on Saturday. Atletico Madrid is at Espanyol on Sunday, while Real Madrid hosts Osasuna on Tuesday for its first match of the season. ___ AP soccer:
Fox News
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Teddi Mellencamp wonders if cancer was her 'payback' for alleged affair with horse trainer
Teddi Mellencamp is reflecting on her past mistakes. During an appearance on Tuesday's episode of "The Jamie Kern Lima Show" podcast, Mellencamp — who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer earlier this year — opened up about the alleged affair she had with her horse trainer while married to her husband Edwin Arroyave. "I've never talked about it at all, just because of the kids, and I've never wanted anybody to have a guarantee whether it happened or didn't happen, but what I can say is, did I do things that hurt other people? Yes," Mellencamp said, referring to her alleged affair with Simon Schroeder. "To this day, does it still hurt my heart and I wonder if that's why I got cancer? Yes, like it was my payback," she said. "Nothing goes without payment." "However long it was ... it was all over the press, it was everywhere. You're trying to minimize everybody's pain. You end up maximizing it," she continued. "Because now not only do you have yourself, you have your significant other, your kids, the other person's significant other, their kids." "To this day, does it still hurt my heart and I wonder if that's why I got cancer? Yes, like it was my payback. Nothing goes without payment." Mellencamp admitted "so many people" were hurt "in the wreckage." "But I can say this from knowing — the wreckage doesn't happen on its own," she said, adding that "it never had happened to me." "I think I was so broken as a human being during that part of my life that I did things out of my better judgment," she said, explaining that she was "so sick." "Remember how I told you there was like months of headaches and stuff like that? I was looking for comfort anywhere I [could] get it," she continued. "I felt so much pain. I felt so sick. I didn't go to the doctors. I just felt some certain kind of way. And the pain was so much that I had gotten to the point of like, almost hating waking up in the morning, which I had never been that kind of person," she added. A representative for Mellencamp did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Rumors of an affair between Mellencamp and Schroeder began to unravel in November 2024, shortly after Mellencamp filed for divorce from Arroyave. The estranged couple put a pause to their separation as Mellencamp continues her cancer treatment. "I always knew he'd do the right thing by me," Mellencamp said during the podcast. "If he wanted to, he could still be filing and finishing this divorce off right now. But, my dad [musician John Mellencamp] and family just said like, 'I don't think this is the right thing for her to be able to try to navigate right now or figure out.' It was like, 'Yeah, of course. No, we'll wait. We'll wait until she's better, and then we'll figure it out.'" "To this day, I don't hate Edwin," she said. "I just want him to be happy, and I want our kids to be happy, and I want us to be able to have a good friendship and relationship, and I don't want to do anything to hurt him. I kind of know how our marriage works." Mellencamp was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer earlier this year after her melanoma metastasized in her brain and lungs. She underwent surgery to remove several masses and has been receiving immunotherapy and radiation. The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum has been vocal about her diagnosis and multiple subsequent treatments, using her platform to raise awareness about the deadly skin cancer. Last month, the 44-year-old opened up about how doctors missed a crucial step in her melanoma monitoring process, despite her regular visits. "When you go to a doctor, you just assume that's it. I'm doing what I'm supposed to do," Mellencamp told Glamour. "At first, I didn't even really do the research on melanoma because I didn't want to know all of the bad things." "There's a difference between self-diagnosing yourself and being an advocate for your own health," she told the outlet. "I never really thought about it because I was like, I go to a doctor every three months. Why wouldn't they get me checked?" According to Mellencamp, her highest-stage melanoma was a stage one lesion in her shoulder. Since her previous diagnoses hadn't exceeded stage one, doctors allegedly made the call to forgo full-body scans—something Mellencamp now believes was a major misstep as they didn't catch her melanoma spreading. "When I finally followed up on it, they were like, 'We didn't do the scans, because you didn't have anything above a stage one on your body,'" she recalled. "But look what happened."
